UNSPSC 31163100: Connectors

UNSPSC 31163100 Connectors is a Class code encompassing electrical connectors, cable assemblies, fasteners, and related hardware that state and local governments procure for utility infrastructure, facility maintenance, telecommunications systems, and vehicle fleets. Recent solicitations show active demand across electrical distribution systems, low-voltage cabling networks, fiber optic installations, and emergency communication infrastructure. School districts, transit authorities, cities, counties, and special-purpose utilities are the primary buyers, with procurement structured as standing agreements for as-needed supply, project-specific materials purchases, and maintenance service contracts that include connector and hardware components.

Activity spans Florida, Texas, North Carolina, California, Arizona, and Minnesota. The Florida Keys Electric Cooperative issued a call for quotes in March 2026 for materials including connectors, clamps, and fasteners for a new distribution feeder from Crawl Key to Marathon. Pinellas County Schools solicited electrical supplies across 27 categories (March 2026, IFB 26AM008, response by March 27, 2026, approximately $950,000 annually) including wire connectors and miscellaneous hardware. The City of Dallas opened a sixty-month indefinite delivery agreement for electrical supplies (February 5, 2026, sealed bid, response by March 13, 2026) spanning eleven product groups with pricing firm across the full term. Hillsborough County Schools' RFP for CCTV-LAN cabling services (April 6, 2026, response by April 24, 2026) included structured cabling and associated hardware with mandatory 20 percent small-business reinvestment in the Tampa Bay area. The City of Charlotte issued an RFP for on-call low-voltage cabling services (April 6, 2026, response by May 18, 2026, three-year initial term) requiring BICSI certification and manufacturer partnerships for cables, connectors, and related products. The State of Texas Department of Information Resources solicited cabling services and related products through a cooperative contract (March 10, 2026, response by May 10, 2026, thereafter June 12, 2026) with a 26 percent VetHUB subcontracting goal and indefinite quantity structure.